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Domaine Rewa - Wine2Trade Portfolio

01 October,2010

Domaine
Rewa is the Central Otago vineyard and wine venture of Philippa Fourbet, a New
Zealander living in France. A
Francophile, she was inspired by the wines of Burgundy to plant vines. Her 5.5 ha ‘Epicurious Vineyard’ in Lowburn,
in the foothills of the Pisa Range, was established in 1997 and is planted to
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Gris, the latter and some of other fruit also sold under contract.
The
vineyard was certified BioGro organic in 2015 and is tended by Grant Rolston and Gary
Ford of Vinewise who also employ biodynamic regimes. Philippa has Pete Bartle of VinPro as her
winemaker, the first Domaine Rewa wines were from the 2011 vintage. Production will be limited to around 850 dozen
made annually. The Domaine Rewa range comprises Riesling, Chardonnay,
and Pinot Noir. www.domainerewa.com

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FEATURED WINES IN THIS REVIEW

Domaine Rewa Central Otago Riesling 2014

Riesling from New Zealand – Otago

18/20

Bright pale straw-yellow colour, lighter on the rim. The bouquet is refined with well-concentrated
and youthfully taut aromas of delicately sift lime fruit and white florals, and
a ubtle layer of toasty secondary notes melded with a little honeysuckle and
mineral elements. Medium in sweetness
and light-bodied, the palate has good depth and a concentrated heart of lime
fruit, white florals and nuances of savoury honeysuckle, complexed by secondary
toasty nuances. The palate has good
linearity and follows a light-textured line with fresh, poised underlying
acidity. The mouthfeel is taut and
carries to a positive, dryish, fine-textured finish with balanced subtly
succulent lime and honey flavours. This
is a taut, fresh, medium Riesling with lime fruit entwined with honeysuckle and
toast complexities on a fine-textured, dryish, linear palate. Serve with Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese
cuisine over the next 4-5+ years. Riesling
fruit WBP and fermented in stainless-steel to 11.2% alc. and 25 g/L RS, TA 7.17
g/L and pH 2.91. 18.0/20 Jan 2017
RRP $24.00

Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates

Domaine Rewa Central Otago Riesling 2015

Riesling from New Zealand – Otago

18/20

Bright, very pale straw colour with slight green hues,
colourless on the rim. The nose is very
elegant and refined in presentation with a core of lime fruit entwined with
subtle and soft notes of toast unfolding an amalgam of white florals and
minerals. Medium in sweetness and
light-bodied, the palate has soft and harmoniously integrated flavours of lime
fruit, white florals and honeysuckle, with gentle notes of toast and
minerals. The mouthfeel is rich and
lush, and smooth-flowing with soft acidity lending mellow drive and
energy. The wine carries to a soft and
gentle, honied finish. This is a
harmoniously integrated medium Riesling with lime, flora and honied flavours
and a little secondary toastiness on a lush, smooth-flowing palate. Serve as an aperitif and with Asian fare over
the next 4-5 years. Fruit from the ‘Epicurious’
vineyard, WBP and in stainless-steel fermented to 11.0% alc. and 21 g/L RS, TA
8.44 g/L and pH 2.85. 18.0+/20 Feb 2018
RRP $24.00

Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates

Domaine Rewa Central Otago Chardonnay 2015

Chardonnay from New Zealand – Otago

18+/20

Bright, even straw-yellow colour with lemony hues. This has an elegantly concentrated nose with
bright and intense aromas of citrus and white stonefruits interwoven with an
amalgam of creamy barrel-ferment and nutty oak notes along with subtle
lemon-curd MLF elements. Medium-full
bodied, the palate has fresh and lively flavours of citrus and stonefruits
entwined with creamy and nutty oak elements and lemon-curd MLF detail. The palate has good depth and intensity, and
is enlivened by brisk acidity. The wine
flows with good drive and energy along a fine, phenolic-threaded line, leading
to a moderately long, elegant and nuanced finish. This is an elegantly concentrated Chardonnay
with good intensity of citrus and stonefruit flavours harmoniously melded with
creamy and nutty oak. Match with seafood
and creamy-sauced white meat dishes over the next 4 years. Hand-picked fruit, WBP and fully
barrel-fermented by indigenous yeasts to 13.9% alc., the wine aged 9 months in
36% new French oak barriques undergoing batonnage and full MLF. Approx. 260 dozen made. 18.0+/20
Apr 2017 RRP $40.00

Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates

Domaine Rewa Central Otago Chardonnay 2016

Chardonnay from New Zealand – Otago

18.5/20

Brilliant straw-yellow colour with suggestions of green hues
and some depth, lighter on the rim. The
nose is elegantly concentrated with rich aromas of ripe yellow stonefruits
entwined with complexing mealy and nutty notes, subtle creamy barrel-ferment
and toasty oak. Medium-full bodied, the
palate has richly concentrated and deeply packed flavours of ripe yellow
stonefruit and citrus fruit melded with mealy elements and entwined with creamy
barrel-ferment, notes and nutty, toasty oak.
The flavours form a fulsome and rounded core with fine, underlying
acidity. The wine carries along a very
fine-textured line, leading to a very long and sustained finish of citrus
fruit, mealy complexities and toast.
This is a rich, rounded and concentrated Chardonnay with mouthfilling
flavours of stonefruit and citrus fruit, mealy complexities, cream, nutty and
toasty oak. Match with roast pork and
veal dishes over the next 4 years. Mendoza
and clone 15 fruit from the ‘Epicurious’ vineyard, hand-picked, WBP and
indigenous yeast barrel-fermented to 13.8% alc., the wine aged 9 months in 35%
new French oak, undergoing batonnage and MLF.
18.5/20 Jan 2018 RRP $40.00

Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates

Domaine Rewa Central Otago Pinot Noir 2014

Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago

18+/20

Even, dark ruby-red colour with youthful hues. The nose is elegantly proportioned with
fresh, vibrant and fragrant aromas of dark raspberry and cherry fruit with
lifted violet floral, unveiling subtle, savoury thyme herb nuances and subtle
liquorice elements. Medium-full bodied,
the palate is elegant with a tight core of dark raspberry and cherry fruit, the
flavours showing sweetness and lusciousness.
The fruit is balanced by a fine-textured line and enlivened by fresh,
lacy acidity, Some thyme herb and liquorice
notes emerge to provide detail and interest, and the wine flows with energy to
carry to a long, lingering finish of raspberries and thyme herbs. This is an elegant and finely concentrated Pinot
Noir with sweet flavours of dark raspberries, cherries and thyme herbs flowing
along a fine-textured, fresh line. Match
with poultry, pork, lamb and beef over the next 5+ years. Hand-picked fruit, clones 5 and 113 from the
‘Epicurious’ vineyard, destemmed and indigenous yeast fermented to 13.9% alc.,
the wine aged 10 months in 33% new oak. 18.0+/20 Jan 2017
RRP $39.00

Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates

Domaine Rewa Central Otago Pinot Noir 2015

Pinot Noir from New Zealand – Otago

18.5/20

Dark ruby-red colour with some depth, lighter on the rim
with slight purple hues. The nose id
ethereal and voluminous with a deep core of ripe dark-red cherry fruit entwined
with subtle notes of dark herbs, unfolding red florals and a little nutty oak. Medium-bodied, the palate has rich and
sweetly ripe fruit flavours of dark-red and black cherries melded with some liquorice,
spices and nutty oak detail. The
flavours are softly mouthfilling and the fruit is supported by fine-grained
tannin extraction lending texture and refined grip. The acidity is integrated and the wine
carries along a velvety line to a lingering finish. This is a beautifully balanced, sweetly rich
dark-red and black cherry fruited Pinot Noir with subtle herb, liquorice and
spice notes on a fine-textured palate.
Match with roast duck, pork, beef and lamb dishes over the next 5-6 years.
Pinot Noir fruit, clones 5 and 113,
hand-picked and indigenous yeast fermented to 12.6% alc., the wine aged 12
months in 28% bew French oak barriques. 18.5/20 Feb 2018
RRP $39.00

Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates